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The finest and best-preserved example of an Iron Age hill fort along the Cotswold Way.

Location for a picnic

Great views and all bridleway. You can stay at the top or ride a slightly more technical singletrack a level down at the end. You can drop down to lower levels at each corner or complete a lap.

Steepish track up but then grassy slopes and woods. Pandoramic views from the hill even if you don’t go up the tower.

Steep walk up the hill but well worth the effort for the fabulous views.

One of the most beautiful views in the Cotswolds with dozens of possible walking and cycling routes.

An Iron-age hill fort dating from 300B.C. An easy walking route around its perimeter which provides some spectacular views. The view of Smallpox Hill (Downham Hill) is particularly magnificent.

A magnificent location for a magnificent monument! Stunning views and surrounding woodlands.

Downham Hill, known locally as "Smallpox Hill is an outlying hill from the surrounding Cotswold escarpment, separated by a small valley. It offers perhaps some of the best view in the valley if not the Cotswolds! Due to the physical nature of the hill it lent itself to being a Smallpox isolation hospital during the 18th and 19th century, making it one of the earliest isolation hospitals in the country. It is believed that the hospital played a roll in Edward Jenner’s studies of the disease, and aided his eventual discovery of the Smallpox vaccine.

Amazing views on Cotswold Way, and a rewarding end if hiking up the steep stone path from the road. You will not be disappointed.

Make sure to walk all the way around it to find the entrance 👍

Was keen to get to this monument as you can see it from miles away . To our surprise you can enter and climb the stairs to the top . Wouldn't want be there if it's busy as the steps are very very narrow. You will also need a torch as the lower to middle steps are pitch black.

Iron Age burial site

This is an extraordinarily well-preserved example of an Iron Age hill fort. From the fort, you are rewarded with incredible views over the Frome Valley, Severn Vale and the Welsh mountains. The Romans strengthened the fort for use as a camp to support their western frontier. In AD 577, the Saxon army used the fort as a camp before the Battle of Dyrham; a decisive military encounter between the West Saxons and the Britons of the West Country. The battle was a major victory for the Wessex forces.

This monument was built in 1866 in memory of the writer William Tyndale, who was born nearby. Tyndale finished translating the New Testament into English in 1525 and was martyred 13 years later in Belgium. The monument is 111 feet (34 m) high and affords magnificent views over the surrounding landscape. It's a fairly steep hike to the monument and, once inside, the staircase is also very steep and tight (you struggle to pass on the staircase). The monument is generally open to the public, but if locked a key is available from a cottage in North Nibley, details of which are given on the notice board.

Nympsfield Long Barrow stands high on the Cotswold scarp and affords incredible views over the Severn Valley. Constructed in the Neolithic period (around 2800 BCE), it is one of the earliest examples of a barrow with separate chambers. The site has long the subject of legends and bizarre stories, including one that it was once a refuge for lepers. The site is managed by English Heritage and is free to enter during daylight hours.

The finest and best preserved example oft an iron age hill fort along the Cotswold way.